![]() I have never forgotten that weekend! Gordie, like his Mother had a terrific sense of humour. When I walked into my parents home on 37th, Mary Hill was sitting talking to my Mother. We immediately packed up and headed home. My husband, our two small children and I were on vacation in the US and saw a Montreal Star with Gordie's photo on the front. We grew up together on 37th Ave., in Lachine. Lucie Robichaud Gordie Hill was our neighbour. May all of those passengers continue to rest in peace. One stewardess Yolande Daoust, was a girl of my course in October 1966, charming girl always smiling, I remember her very well !! I had a lot of phone calls that day as a lot of family and friends were worried they thought that I was on that fateful flight. My memories of that event was a lot of sadness. ![]() The City of Brampton is in the process of designating the site as a cultural heritage resource under the Ontario Heritage Act. In honour of the 50th anniversary, the park where the crash occurred has officially been renamed to Purple Lilac Memorial Park. ![]() They are placed in clusters to represent the family members on the plane together. Today Lilac trees bloom at the memorial site and 109 pink polished granite markers are arranged in a mosaic on the path to symbolize each victim. The memorial section of the park includes a plaque listing the victim’s names and reads, in English and French: “In memory of passengers and crew of Flight 621 who lost their lives in this field on July 5, 1970”. On July 4, 2013, Purple Lilac Park, named for the flowers that grew at this site before the crash occurred, was officially dedicated on the 43rd anniversary of the crash. In 2009, the land at 72 Degrey Drive was officially registered as an Air Canada Crash Site Cemetery to protect and honour the land where this tragedy occurred. At approximately 8:00 am, the engines on the wing exploded, the right wing fell away, and the airplane crashed to the ground in this former farm field in the village of Castlemore 6.2 miles (10 km) north of the airport. The pilot was able to pull up to 3,000 feet (900 m.) and fly north, away from the airport. As the airplane approached the airport, the right wing struck the ground during its descent. The flight was on route to Los Angeles, California with a stopover at what is now known as Toronto Pearson International Airport. Air Canada Flight 621 left Montreal, Quebec at 7:17 am with 100 passengers and nine crew members on board. It doesn't have the emotional, heart-heavy feel that earlier episodes once had, but there is plenty to look forward to, with episodes of season 16 set to feature 4 recent crashes within the last decade, and still fresh in many of our memories.On July 5, 1970, a devastating event occurred changing the lives of many. Yet this is still quality documentary-TV, with ACI still performing well after more than 10 years. This episode presents nothing new contrasting to other episodes, and does not even interview any family of those involved. It's simply a constant repeat of the reenactment-interviews-investigation script, which creates episodes very similar to one another. ![]() It's easy to tire of the formula constantly used in these episodes, which has not changed for many seasons. ![]() The show still does very well with its CGI, reenactments and explanation of the crash. This episode is no different, investigating the death of a famous golfer, Payne Stewart, in a Learjet crash. Air Crash Investigations continue to create quality investigations into crashes, year after year, season after season. ![]()
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